Dinosaur Bingo Printable With a Say-It Clue for Every Name

Sixty-nine names from Eoraptor to Tyrannosaurus, each with how to say it, and eight that are not dinosaurs.

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This dinosaur bingo printable deals from 69 names, Eoraptor to Tyrannosaurus, sorted by period. Cards are 4 × 4 because the names run long. Each name comes with how to say it and one checked fact. Eight are not dinosaurs, on purpose.

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Read the clue, then the name

Press Call the game, then Call the next one: every name is drawn once. Under each name the caller sees how to say it, its period and a fact. For a harder game, read the fact first: a spike for a thumb is Iguanodon, and the egg thief found on its own nest is Oviraptor. Four in a line win: a row, a column or corner to corner.

Eighteen calls for a class of 25

In 4,000 simulated games with all 69 names on 4 × 4 cards, half the games with 25 players were over within 18 calls, and half of those with six players within 24. Clues slow each call, so allow extra time. On 3 × 3 the same class needed about 6 calls.

  • For dinosaurs only, a grown-up picks Jurassic or Cretaceous in Ready-made list: 17 or 36 names, and none of the eight catches.
  • The longest names, such as Pachycephalosaurus at 18 letters, wrap onto a second line inside the square. Print one test page first.
  • After a win, have the winner sort the line by period. Stegosaurus is Jurassic and Tyrannosaurus is Cretaceous, so the two never met.

Questions and answers

Why are Pteranodon and Mosasaurus on a dinosaur bingo card?

They are a catch. Pteranodon was a pterosaur, a flying reptile, and Mosasaurus a large sea lizard. Dimetrodon died out about 40 million years ahead of the first dinosaurs. All eight sit last in the list, and each clue says Not a dinosaur.

Why do three clues say only Cretaceous?

The two sources disagreed when they were read. The Natural History Museum's Dino Directory put Giganotosaurus and Argentinosaurus in the Late Cretaceous; Wikipedia put both in the Early, citing a 2026 study that re-dated their rocks. For Deinonychus, one source gives a wider span.

Are there pictures, and what age is it for?

The cards are words only, so each player reads or sits beside a reader. Say each long name twice, slowly, and give the first letter. For ages five to seven, switch Grid to 3 × 3.

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Triassic 8

  • Coelophysis Say SEE-loh-FY-sis. Late Triassic, southwestern United States. A small meat-eater. The name means hollow form.
  • Eoraptor Say EE-oh-RAP-tor. Late Triassic, Argentina. One of the earliest dinosaurs known.
  • Herrerasaurus Say heh-RAY-rah-SOR-us. Late Triassic, Argentina. Named after the rancher who found the first fossil in 1958.
  • Liliensternus Say LIL-ee-en-SHTERN-us. Late Triassic, Germany. A meat-eater.
  • Plateosaurus Say PLAT-ee-oh-SOR-us. Late Triassic, Europe. A plant-eater on two legs, with a small head on a long neck.
  • Riojasaurus Say ree-OH-hah-SOR-us. Late Triassic. A plant-eater named after La Rioja Province in Argentina, where it was found.
  • Staurikosaurus Say STOR-ih-koh-SOR-us. Late Triassic, Brazil. The name means Southern Cross lizard.
  • Thecodontosaurus Say THEE-koh-DON-toh-SOR-us. Late Triassic, England. One of the first dinosaurs ever discovered. The name means socket-tooth lizard.
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Jurassic 17

  • Allosaurus Say AL-oh-SOR-us. Late Jurassic. The most common big meat-eater in the Morrison rocks of the western United States. The name means different lizard.
  • Apatosaurus Say ah-PAT-oh-SOR-us. Late Jurassic, North America. A giant plant-eater. The name means deceptive lizard.
  • Archaeopteryx Say AR-kee-OP-ter-iks. Late Jurassic, Germany. A bird-like dinosaur about the size of a magpie, found with prints of its feathers. The name means ancient wing.
  • Brachiosaurus Say BRAK-ee-oh-SOR-us. Late Jurassic, North America. Its front legs were longer than its back legs. The name means arm lizard.
  • Brontosaurus Say BRON-toh-SOR-us. Late Jurassic, United States. Long counted as Apatosaurus, until a 2015 study found it a separate animal. The name means thunder lizard.
  • Camarasaurus Say KAM-ah-rah-SOR-us. Late Jurassic, North America. The most common dinosaur in the Morrison rocks, with spoon-shaped teeth.
  • Ceratosaurus Say seh-RAT-oh-SOR-us. Late Jurassic. A meat-eater with a horn on its snout and a horn over each eye. The name means horn lizard.
  • Compsognathus Say komp-SOG-nah-thus. Late Jurassic, Germany and France. A small meat-eater. The German skeleton is about the size of a chicken.
  • Cryolophosaurus Say KRY-oh-LOH-foh-SOR-us. Early Jurassic. The first meat-eating dinosaur found in Antarctica, with a crest across its head.
  • Dilophosaurus Say dy-LOH-foh-SOR-us. Early Jurassic, Arizona. The name means two-crested lizard, for the pair of crests on its skull.
  • Diplodocus Say dih-PLOD-oh-kus, or DIP-loh-DOH-kus. Late Jurassic, North America. The name means double beam, after bones on the underside of its tail.
  • Heterodontosaurus Say HET-er-oh-DON-toh-SOR-us. Early Jurassic, South Africa. A small dinosaur with three kinds of teeth, tusks among them.
  • Kentrosaurus Say KEN-troh-SOR-us. Late Jurassic, Tanzania. A relative of Stegosaurus. The small plates on its back turned into spikes toward the tail.
  • Massospondylus Say MASS-oh-SPON-dih-lus. Early Jurassic, southern Africa. Named in 1854, one of the first dinosaurs to get a name.
  • Megalosaurus Say MEG-ah-loh-SOR-us. Middle Jurassic, England. Named in 1824. Apart from birds, no dinosaur was named earlier.
  • Scelidosaurus Say skel-EYE-doh-SOR-us. Early Jurassic, England. An armored plant-eater found near Charmouth in Dorset.
  • Stegosaurus Say STEG-oh-SOR-us. Late Jurassic. Kite-shaped plates stood along its back, and its tail ended in spikes. The name means roof lizard.

Cretaceous 36

  • Albertosaurus Say al-BER-toh-SOR-us. Late Cretaceous, Alberta in Canada. A smaller relative of Tyrannosaurus.
  • Amargasaurus Say ah-MAR-gah-SOR-us. Early Cretaceous, Argentina. Two rows of tall spines ran down its neck and back.
  • Ankylosaurus Say an-KY-loh-SOR-us. Late Cretaceous, western North America. Covered in armor plates, with a large club on the end of its tail.
  • Argentinosaurus Say AR-jen-TEE-noh-SOR-us. Cretaceous, Argentina. One of the largest land animals known. A farmer found the first bone in 1987. Sources differ on Early or Late.
  • Baryonyx Say BAR-ee-ON-iks. Early Cretaceous, England. Fish scales were found where its stomach had been. The name means heavy claw.
  • Carnotaurus Say KAR-noh-TOR-us. Late Cretaceous, Argentina. A meat-eater with two thick horns above its eyes and tiny arms.
  • Corythosaurus Say koh-RITH-oh-SOR-us. Late Cretaceous, western North America. A duck-billed dinosaur. The name means helmeted lizard, for the crest on its head.
  • Deinocheirus Say DY-noh-KY-rus. Late Cretaceous, Mongolia. For almost fifty years it was known from little more than a pair of huge arms. The name means horrible hand.
  • Deinonychus Say dy-NON-ih-kus. Cretaceous, United States. The name means terrible claw, for the curved claw on the second toe of each foot.
  • Edmontosaurus Say ed-MON-toh-SOR-us. Late Cretaceous, western North America. A duck-billed plant-eater that lived alongside Tyrannosaurus and Triceratops.
  • Euoplocephalus Say yoo-OP-loh-SEF-ah-lus. Late Cretaceous, Canada. An armored plant-eater, low and wide. The first fossil was found in Alberta in 1897.
  • Gallimimus Say GAL-ih-MY-mus. Late Cretaceous, Mongolia. One of the largest ostrich dinosaurs, toothless with a beak. The name means chicken mimic.
  • Giganotosaurus Say GIG-ah-NOH-toh-SOR-us. Cretaceous, Argentina. One of the largest meat-eaters ever to walk on land. Sources disagree on Early or Late Cretaceous.
  • Hypsilophodon Say hip-sih-LOH-foh-don. Early Cretaceous, England. A small plant-eater with a sharp beak, found on the Isle of Wight.
  • Iguanodon Say ig-WAH-noh-don. Early Cretaceous, Europe. It had a spike for a thumb. Named in 1825, the second dinosaur to get a name.
  • Lambeosaurus Say LAM-bee-oh-SOR-us. Late Cretaceous, western North America. A duck-billed dinosaur named in 1923 to honor the paleontologist Lawrence Lambe.
  • Maiasaura Say MY-ah-SOR-ah. Late Cretaceous, Montana. Fossils at its nesting ground show it fed its young in the nest. The name means good mother lizard.
  • Microraptor Say MY-kroh-RAP-tor. Early Cretaceous, China. A small dinosaur with four wings: long feathers on its arms and on its legs.
  • Ouranosaurus Say oo-RAH-noh-SOR-us. Early Cretaceous, Niger. A plant-eater named in 1976.
  • Oviraptor Say OH-vih-RAP-tor. Late Cretaceous, Mongolia. The name means egg thief, but the famous fossil was sitting on its own nest, not robbing one.
  • Pachycephalosaurus Say PAK-ee-SEF-ah-loh-SOR-us. Some say KEF. Late Cretaceous, western North America. Its skull roof was up to 22 cm thick. The name means thick-headed lizard.
  • Pachyrhinosaurus Say PAK-ee-RY-noh-SOR-us. Late Cretaceous, North America. Its fossils come from Alberta and Alaska. The name means thick-nosed lizard.
  • Parasaurolophus Say PAR-ah-sor-OL-oh-fus. Late Cretaceous, North America. A duck-billed dinosaur with a long, curved tube of a crest on its head.
  • Protoceratops Say PROH-toh-SAIR-ah-tops. Late Cretaceous, Asia. A small plant-eater with a big skull and a neck frill. The name means first horned face.
  • Psittacosaurus Say SIT-ah-koh-SOR-us. Early Cretaceous, Asia. A two-legged plant-eater with a strong beak. The name means parrot lizard.
  • Saltasaurus Say SALT-ah-SOR-us. Late Cretaceous, Argentina. The first sauropod found to have armor: small bony plates set in its skin.
  • Sinosauropteryx Say SY-noh-sor-OP-ter-iks. Early Cretaceous, China. Described in 1996, the first dinosaur outside the bird line found with signs of feathers.
  • Spinosaurus Say SPY-noh-SOR-us. Late Cretaceous, North Africa. Tall spines on its back probably held up a sail. The first fossils were destroyed in World War II.
  • Struthiomimus Say STROO-thee-oh-MY-mus. Late Cretaceous, western North America. Long legs and a toothless beak. The name means ostrich mimic.
  • Styracosaurus Say sty-RAK-oh-SOR-us. Late Cretaceous, North America. Four to six long spikes on its frill and one horn on its nose.
  • Suchomimus Say SOO-koh-MY-mus. Early Cretaceous, Niger. A fish-eater with a long skull. The name means crocodile mimic.
  • Therizinosaurus Say THAIR-ih-ZIN-oh-SOR-us. Late Cretaceous, Mongolia. Its hand claws grew past 50 cm, the longest known on any land animal. The name means scythe lizard.
  • Triceratops Say try-SAIR-ah-tops. Late Cretaceous, western North America. Three horns and a large bony frill. The name means three-horned face.
  • Tyrannosaurus Say ty-RAN-oh-SOR-us. Late Cretaceous, western North America. Rex means king in Latin. One of the last dinosaurs, birds aside.
  • Utahraptor Say YOO-tah-RAP-tor. Early Cretaceous, Utah. The largest known member of the family that includes Velociraptor.
  • Velociraptor Say veh-LOSS-ih-RAP-tor. Late Cretaceous, Mongolia. Feathered, and about the size of a turkey. The name means swift thief.

Not dinosaurs 8

  • Dimetrodon Say dy-MEE-troh-don. Not a dinosaur. A sail-backed Permian animal that died out some 40 million years before the first dinosaurs. Closer kin to mammals.
  • Elasmosaurus Say eh-LAZ-moh-SOR-us. Not a dinosaur: a plesiosaur, a sea reptile. Late Cretaceous, North America. Its neck had 72 bones.
  • Ichthyosaurus Say IK-thee-oh-SOR-us. Not a dinosaur: a sea reptile. Early Jurassic, Europe. The name means fish lizard.
  • Mosasaurus Say MOH-zah-SOR-us. Not a dinosaur: a large sea lizard. Late Cretaceous. Named after the Meuse River. The first skulls came from a chalk quarry near Maastricht.
  • Plesiosaurus Say PLEE-see-oh-SOR-us. Not a dinosaur: a sea reptile. Early Jurassic, England. A small head, a long neck and four paddles.
  • Pteranodon Say teh-RAN-oh-don. Not a dinosaur: a pterosaur, a flying reptile. Late Cretaceous, North America. Wings spanned over 6 meters. The name means toothless wing.
  • Pterodactylus Say TAIR-oh-DAK-tih-lus. Not a dinosaur: a pterosaur. Late Jurassic, Germany. The first pterosaur ever named. The name means winged finger.
  • Quetzalcoatlus Say KET-sal-koh-AT-lus. Not a dinosaur: a pterosaur. Late Cretaceous, Texas. A candidate for the largest flying animal ever found, named after an Aztec sky god.

How this list was compiled: Compiled for this site on 2026-09-18; the choice of names, the order and every clue line are our own wording, and nothing was copied from another bingo card. Each genus was read on two sources on 2026-09-19: its own English Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/<Genus> (Eoraptor, Herrerasaurus, Coelophysis, Plateosaurus, Staurikosaurus, Riojasaurus, Liliensternus, Thecodontosaurus, Massospondylus, Dilophosaurus, Cryolophosaurus, Scelidosaurus, Heterodontosaurus, Megalosaurus, Stegosaurus, Allosaurus, Brachiosaurus, Diplodocus, Apatosaurus, Brontosaurus, Camarasaurus, Kentrosaurus, Ceratosaurus, Compsognathus, Archaeopteryx, Iguanodon, Baryonyx, Utahraptor, Deinonychus, Psittacosaurus, Sinosauropteryx, Microraptor, Amargasaurus, Ouranosaurus, Suchomimus, Hypsilophodon, Tyrannosaurus, Triceratops, Velociraptor, Ankylosaurus, Parasaurolophus, Pachycephalosaurus, Spinosaurus, Carnotaurus, Gallimimus, Oviraptor, Protoceratops, Maiasaura, Edmontosaurus, Styracosaurus, Therizinosaurus, Corythosaurus, Albertosaurus, Deinocheirus, Struthiomimus, Lambeosaurus, Saltasaurus, Euoplocephalus, Pachyrhinosaurus, Giganotosaurus, Argentinosaurus, Pteranodon, Pterodactylus, Quetzalcoatlus, Plesiosaurus, Elasmosaurus, Mosasaurus, Ichthyosaurus, Dimetrodon) and, for the dinosaurs, its page in the Natural History Museum Dino Directory at https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/dino-directory/<genus>.html (every dinosaur in the list except Brontosaurus, which the Directory does not list; the Directory does not cover the eight animals in the last group). A period is printed as Early, Middle or Late only where the two sources agree. Three squares say only Cretaceous. For Giganotosaurus and Argentinosaurus the museum page says Late Cretaceous, while Wikipedia, read on 2026-09-19, says Early Cretaceous and cites a 2026 re-dating of the Candeleros and Huincul formations (Maniel and colleagues); for Deinonychus the museum page says Early Cretaceous and Wikipedia gives a span that runs from the Early into the Late Cretaceous. No dates in millions of years are printed for the dinosaurs, and no start or end dates for the periods, because the sources differ and the official time scale is revised from time to time (Wikipedia gave 143.1 million years ago for the start of the Cretaceous on the day it was read). Body lengths are left out for the same reason, apart from comparisons the Wikipedia articles make themselves (a chicken, a magpie, a turkey). Name meanings follow the two sources and are left out where the two disagree (Plateosaurus, Massospondylus, Ouranosaurus). The Say line is our own respelling with the stressed syllables in capitals, written after reading the pronunciation given by each source; several names have more than one accepted pronunciation. Left out because the sources disagree on the period or the genus is in doubt: Mamenchisaurus, Acrocanthosaurus, Muttaburrasaurus, Troodon, Minmi and Procompsognathus. The Not dinosaurs group holds animals that turn up in dinosaur books but are not dinosaurs: that pterosaurs are not dinosaurs was read at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pterosaur and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pteranodon, that plesiosaurs, ichthyosaurs and mosasaurs are marine reptiles at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plesiosaur, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marine_reptile and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosasaur, and that Dimetrodon is a Permian synapsid closer to mammals at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dimetrodon. The group comes last in the list, so it can be deleted in one sweep. No film, toy line or character is named. The usual ways to win (a row, column or diagonal, four corners, blackout) were checked against https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bingo_%28American_version%29 on 2026-09-19. Licence: own work; facts checked against Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) and the Natural History Museum Dino Directory, no text copied

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